E3: New screens of The Witcher 3

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | 12:27 AM
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Monster Leshen hidden in the murky woods, sirens turned into flying creatures and the city of Novigrad, that's what is depicted among other things in the new gallery of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. CD Projekt Red's title will release in 2014 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

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SlicRic

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:20:28

wow..just wow..

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PePe_PL

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:22:10

To be honest, I don't like the graphics in W3. Everything is somehow "grainy" and lightning seems very "flat" compared to real next-gen games like MGS V etc. Also the faces and skin don'y look very good...

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Megido

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:24:00

Looks great, can't wait to play this. I really hope the open world approach pays off, because the limited exploration in Witcher 2 was, along with teh crap combat balance, my main gripe about the game.

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foda500

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:27:29 In reply to PePe_PL

Posted by PePe_PL

MGS5, a game that's coming out for current gen platforms is a "real next-gen game", but Witcher 3 isn't? I don't follow.

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FireWire

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:27:37 In reply to PePe_PL

Posted by PePe_PL

You can't be serious... This is one of the best looking games out there...

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Anvil

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:28:20

What a fantastic series. Every sequel seems to dwarf the predecessor

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omniscient

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:38:20

looks great much like everything else.

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omniscient

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:40:07 In reply to Anvil

Posted by Anvil

What a fantastic series. Every sequel seems to dwarf the predecessor

thrre's only been 1 sequel tone down the hyperbole dude :)

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Megido

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:42:46 In reply to omniscient

Posted by omniscient

thrre's only been 1 sequel tone down the hyperbole dude :)

That's still 2 excellent games in the bag. Perfect track record so far in other words.

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Xiong_Warriorzz

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:50:05

Wait, I thought this was Xbonx One and PC only? Has it been confirmed for PS4 as well??

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Anvil

Commented on 2013-06-12 01:58:15 In reply to omniscient

Posted by omniscient

thrre's only been 1 sequel tone down the hyperbole dude :)

Maybe you got me wrong ;) What I mean is when you look at the scope of the games it is amazing how they evolved. From isometric top down, to a mass effect like third person game to now apparently completely open world game similar to Red Dead Redemption.

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Megido

Commented on 2013-06-12 02:11:16 In reply to Anvil

Posted by Anvil

Since when was The Witcher an isometric top-down game? The first one was also third person (over the shoulder type camera)...Also if it's anything like Red Dead Redemption i'll kill myself with the bust of Geralt from my CE edition of Witcher 2 :P

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MordeaniisChaos

Commented on 2013-06-12 02:26:43 In reply to PePe_PL

Posted by PePe_PL

It's a scope kinda game. When you look at the vistas in the game, it looks spectacular. Also keep in mind these games take FOREVER to take, similar to the Bethesda RPGs. So this has been kicking around for a while, and it shouldn't be surprising that it doesn't quite have all of the fancy stuff of the linear small scale next gen games. Comparing this to something like the Remedy game is sort of like comparing Crysis 3 to Fallout 3.
The only thing I don't like about the engine is that fucking sharpen filter. Sharpen filters should be destroyed, they aren't any good and it's not even the proper way to sharpen an image. I think this looks pretty sharp, especially given the size and seamlessness of the world.

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CloudXIV

Commented on 2013-06-12 02:30:32 In reply to PePe_PL

I think it looks awesome, but I agree that it is kinda over-sharpened and over-saturated. MGS5 looks much more subtle and... realistic. Also, Final Fantasy XV looks surprisingly spectacular.

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ebola9717

Commented on 2013-06-12 04:11:35 In reply to Xiong_Warriorzz

Posted by Xiong_Warriorzz

Wait, I thought this was Xbonx One and PC only? Has it been confirmed for PS4 as well??

What are talking about? This was first announced for PC and "next-gen platforms." Then it was confirmed for PS4 when that was announced. Lastly, it was confirmed for Xbox One.

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infamouz956

Commented on 2013-06-12 07:01:46

meh...i expect more from the next gen

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tetsu3000

Commented on 2013-06-12 07:39:45

Beautiful. Just take my money again CD Projekt!

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Xiong_Warriorzz

Commented on 2013-06-12 07:47:23 In reply to ebola9717

Posted by ebola9717

What are talking about? This was first announced for PC and "next-gen platforms." Then it was confirmed for PS4 when that was announced. Lastly, it was confirmed for Xbox One.

Well yeah I figured it was for PC because thats where it started, just didnt get the news about it being on PS4, which is great because thats the console im getting. Thanks for the clarification.

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cma112087

Commented on 2013-06-12 07:57:59

Have you guys watched the E3 trailer?

To me it was one of the most impressive titles. They show Geralt galloping on horseback through various open landscapes where the draw distances look insanely far (seriously, like 100 miles), and the whole open water thing, mermaids swimming up next to your sailboat (Geralt will definitely get his bone on in this game too LOL!).

Also towards the end of the trailer they show him walking into a HUGE city...and i mean HUGE. The scope of the city literally looked like it was the size of the entire Witcher 2 game. Combat looks flawless, and silky smooth aswell. Watching him fight those flying creatures as they swooped in to attack him was awesome.

This game is Day 1 buy for me. I hadnt played any of them, and randomly picked up the Witcher 2, just because i heard the GFX (on PC) were some of the best out and could push your system. And i was impressed. I definitely wont be able to play this on my current rig, thats for sure.

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Zat

Commented on 2013-06-12 08:00:36

When I saw the burning village for the first time, I was like WTF?! Amazing. One of the best graphics of E3 for sure.

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Sath

Commented on 2013-06-12 08:01:17

Overhaul the combat into better than what Witcher 2 was, and i will definitely get this.

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Anvil

Commented on 2013-06-12 14:44:11 In reply to Megido

Posted by Megido

Wasn't third person added with that big update the game received?

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Megido

Commented on 2013-06-12 15:18:52

No, pretty sure it was there all along.

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tekken

Commented on 2013-06-13 16:14:30

This is going to be one of the best games. They are slowly getting popular which they deserve :)

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